Attorney Profile

Joseph L. Amos Jr.
20 N. Orange Avenue
Suite 1500
Orlando, Florida 32801

Communication Center

Phone:

(407) 843-2111

E-mail:

Email Me

Fax:

(407) 422-1080

Web site:

http://www.fisherlawfirm.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Education
Honors	Published Works	Affiliations
Representative Clients

Current Employment Position(s):: Partner

Year Joined Organization:: 1990

Areas of Practice:: Professional Liability; Personal Injury; Insurance Litigation; Business Litigation; Dispute Resolution/Mediation

Litigation Percentage:: 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:: Certified Circuit Court Mediator

Bar Admissions:: Florida, 1990; U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1990

Education:: University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, 1990
J.D.
Honors: Chairman, Moot Court Team
Honors: Fellow, Appellate Advocacy Teaching; University of Florida, 1987
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Published Works:: "Florida's Joint and Several Liability Law: Through the Thicket", (Co-Author), Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar The Advocate, No. 2, Vol. 34, February, 2004; "Dealing With Pro Se Litigants (and Others) Professionally", The Briefs, Orange County Bar Association, December, 1997; "Keeping Watch: When Attorneys Use Paralegals", The Briefs, Orange County Bar Association, December, 1996; "Advanced Technology and Tort Law: Achieving Responsible, Reasonable Standards", Defense Counsel Journal, No.2., Vol. 58, April, 1991

Representative Clients:: American International Group (AIG); Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority / Lynx; CNA Insurance Companies; Ferran Services & Contracting, Inc.; Jacuzzi Brands, Inc.; Lombard Insurance/Canada; OneBeacon/CGU Insurance; Royal American Management, Inc.; Sentry Property Management; Stetson University; Sunbeam Products, Inc.; Volusia Construction Company

Classes/Seminars Taught:: The Law of Jury Selection and The Ethics of Voir Dire, 2006; The Malpractice Defense Team: Roles, Rules & Responsibilities, AALNC Annual Conference, 2002; Nursing Homes - An Industry in Crisis (Defending the Home: Legal Issues and Realities); Preventive Medicine: Issues and Suggestions for Pro-Active Approach to Florida Nursing Home Litigation; Survey & Overview of Civil Litigation: Defending Claims and Asserting Rights; Adjunct Professor, UCF-AALNC Certification Program; Adjunct Professor, Rollins College; Adjunct Professor, Valencia Community College

Honors and Awards:: Award of Excellence, 1995; Award of Excellence, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Orange County Bar Association; Member; Legal Aid Society of Central Florida, 2002 - 2003; President; Legal Aid Society of Central Florida; Trustee; Courthouse Committee, 1996; Chairman; Law Week, 1995; Professionalism Committee; Federal & State Trial Practice Committee; The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section, 1992 - Present; Member; American Bar Association, Litigation, Tort and Insurance Sections; Member; Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Member; Leadership Orlando/Orlando Chamber of Commerce; Member

Fraternities/Sororities:: Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa

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